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Effect of Al addition and rolling reduction on microstructure and texture evolution of Mg–3Sn alloy during high-speed rolling

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In this study, high-speed rolling is conducted on Mg–xAl–3Sn (x = 0, 3, 6) alloys with different reductions (20%, 40%, 60%, and 70%), at a high speed of 1100 m/min and a high temperature of 400 °C. This process imposes a considerable reduction in a single pass. Results indicate that twinning is the primary deformation mechanism, and the prominent nucleation mechanism is twinning-induced continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX). In the initial stage, numerous twins with high dislocation density and low angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) are generated. Then, due to the insufficient time for the transformation from LAGBs to high angle grain boundaries (HAGBs), substructures and subgrains are formed within twins as the potential nuclei for recrystallized grains. Furthermore, the orientation of substructures formed by twinning-induced CDRX is decided by the initial twin style. Texture evolution reveals that DRX behavior is the main factor influencing the basal texture. ATZ331 samples exhibit the lowest maximum basal texture intensity irrespective of the rolling reductions. When the rolling reduction ranges from 20 to 60%, the maximum texture intensity of all these three alloys first decreases and then increases. However, with the further increase in the rolling reduction to 70%, the basal texture of Mg–3Sn and ATZ631 samples weakens, while that of the ATZ331 sample enhances.

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PD was involved in Investigation, Data curation, Writing—original draft, Methodology, and Formal analysis. WL contributed to Project administration and Funding acquisition. HX was involved in Data curation, Resources, and Data curation. LX contributed to Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, and Writing—review & editing. WX was involved in Validation and Supervision.

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Pei, D., Wang, L., Hu, X. et al. Effect of Al addition and rolling reduction on microstructure and texture evolution of Mg–3Sn alloy during high-speed rolling. J Mater Sci 58, 15529–15541 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08990-7

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